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A young boy kneels on a raised surface and reaches out to hug his mother

Scientists on a quest to prevent asthma by boosting immune system

A family history of respiratory illnesses led environmental researcher Paloma Beamer, PhD, to enroll her newborn son in a clinical trial to prevent asthma.

Portrait of Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD, standing outside in front of trees.

Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

Onicio Leal Neto, PhD, MPH, stands at a desk next to a table full of people with laptops open in front of them.

Public Health launches first AI summer program

Young adult connecting smartphone to continuous glucose monitor, checking blood glucose

New bachelor’s degree positions students for success in growing medical device industry

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Matthew Dodson, PhD

Dr. Matthew Dodson Earns Health Sciences Career Development Award

Sabrina Plattner (third from right), senior health educator at the Zuckerman College of Public Health, has dedicated her career to promoting programs that foster healthy lifestyle principles for eating and exercise to reduce childhood obesity.

Continuing a Legacy of Health Education and Outreach

Soil and dust ingestion by children can be a major source of exposure to chemicals such as lead, arsenic, pesticides and more.

EPA-funded Study Will Measure Soil and Dust Ingestion Levels in US Children

Public health undergraduate students are all smiles as they prepared to enter Centennial Hall for the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.

Zuckerman College of Public Health Graduates 286 Students

Asmaa AbuMaziad, MD

Dr. Asmaa AbuMaziad Earns Career Development Award

Ahlam Althobaiti, PharmD, is hooded by John Regan, PhD, for earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree during the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy 2022 spring convocation at Centennial Hall.

R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy Celebrates 198 Graduates

Ayman Fanous, MD, the new psychiatry chair at the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, sees “precision psychiatry” as the wave of the future in behavioral health. Knowledge of an individual’s genetic makeup will allow us to develop safer and more effective treatment plans, he says.

Dr. Ayman Fanous Finds Music Among Tools to Explore the Mind

The All of Us Research Program has made nearly 100,000 highly diverse whole genome sequences available to researchers. About 50% of the genomes are from individuals who identify with racial or ethnic groups that historically have been underrepresented in research.

All of Us Research Program Releases 100,000 Whole Genome Sequences to Support Research Into Hundreds of Diseases

Randy Horwitz, MD, PhD

Dr. Randy Horwitz Named Year’s Integrative Medicine Physician

I Am Health Sciences

Assistant Dean of Curricular Affairs Carlos Gonzales, MD, congratulates Andrew Muse, MD, after hooding him during the College of Medicine – Tucson class of 2022 convocation at Centennial Hall.

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Honors 116 Graduates

Teaching Ethical and Legal Frameworks to Support Healthy Aging